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The parents' guide to what's in this game.

Educational Value

Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus wasn't created with educational intent, nor do we recommend it for learning.

Positive Messages

Though it's a cartoony adventure, much of the game focuses on violence and therefore doesn't deliver a very positive message.

Positive Role Models & Representations

Ratchet and Clank, the two protagonists, are defending the universe from evil, but they're destroying enemies in the process.

Ease of Play

This game is fairly easy to play, and a tutorial walks the player through the game controls.

Violence

There is no blood or gore, but the heroes of this game -- Ratchet, a bobcat of sorts, and Clank, his robotic sidekick -- fight through many alien and robotic minions to reach the main villain. Weapons include sci-fi guns such as laser blasters and freeze rays. Most defeated enemies disappear into nuts and bolts, which are then picked up by Ratchet and Clank.

Sex

Some minor sexual innuendos exist in the dialogue, including phrases such as "Glass Ball Buster" and "Clock Blockers."

Language

Consumerism

Drinking, Drugs & Smoking

There's a quick reference to the word sake (Japanese rice wine).

What parents need to know

Parents need to know that Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus is a third-person action-adventure hybrid that has you fight against robotic and alien enemies using a variety of weapons. One gun is used from a first-person perspective for more realism. Enemies disappear into a small collection of nuts and bolts, which can be picked up by Ratchet and Clank. The game also has some minor sexual innuendo in the dialogue and a reference to alcohol.

What's it about?

An intergalactic manhunt leads to the capture of the evil Vendra Prog, and so Ratchet and Clank are tasked with escorting the criminal mastermind to the Vartax Detention Center. But a daring jailbreak -- orchestrated by Vendra's twin brother Neftin Prog -- leaves our fearless duo scrambling to get him back behind bars. RATCHET & CLANK: INTO THE NEXUS is a single-player adventure that serves as an epilogue to previous games Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction and Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time, and it fuses action, humor, and planet-hopping for both PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita.

Is it any good?

Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus is an entertaining, value-priced, and multiplatform game that should please fans of the franchise and those new to the series. As with its predecessors, the third-person game includes outrageous weapons and gadgets, tight and responsive controls, platforming elements, and plenty of humor, not to mention familiar faces from past games including Captain Qwark, Cronk, and others. Along with the single-player campaign is a tougher Challenge Mode for more seasoned players, yielding about 15 hours of total play. Although it's not one of the year's best, this Ratchet & Clank game entertains.

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